New firms are important for creating employment opportunities and economic growth. Thus, regions often encourage policies to attract new firms. However, the determinants of new firm formation, such as human capital, personal income, infrastructure, and cultural diversity, are uneven across...

In an earlier study, Parajuli and Haynes (Growth and Change 43:590–614, 2012) used Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to assess efficiency of broadband utilization across US states. They found that a number of states in the USA assumed an efficiency score of one for broadband adoption and use....

This study examines the impact of the determinants of new firm formation in New England at the county level from 1999 to 2009. Based on the Spatial Durbin panel model that accounts for spillover effects, it is found that population density and human capital positively affect single-unit firm...

This study examined the distribution of new firm formation in New England from 1999 through 2009. Using discrete entropy and entropy decomposition, it was found that single-unit firm births are spatially dispersed. The distributional patterns do not vary substantially across the study period....

This study examines the impact of the determinants of new firm formation in New England at the county level from 1999 to 2009. Based on the Spatial Durbin panel model that accounts for spillover effects, it is found that population density and human capital positively affect single-unit firm...